NASA Airs HD Earth Views from Space Station for Earth Day
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- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:41:05 -0700 (PDT)
April 20, 2009
Al Feinberg
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0309
al.feinberg@xxxxxxxx
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-063
NASA AIRS HD EARTH VIEWS FROM SPACE STATION FOR EARTH DAY
WASHINGTON -- A special high definition feed from NASA Television on
Earth Day, April 22, will feature views of Earth captured by cameras
aboard the International Space Station.
The space station and its crew orbit Earth once every 90 minutes from
an altitude of approximately 220 miles. It can be seen from Earth
with the naked eye. The orbiting outpost travels at a speed of
approximately 17,500 miles per hour, and the crew experiences 16
sunrises and sunsets each day. The station has been continuously
occupied since the first crew arrived in November 2000.
The special Earth views HD feed can be seen April 22 from 6 to 9
a.m.,
noon to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. EDT.
A schedule of additional Earth Day programming on NASA TV and
satellite coordinate information is available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For a comprehensive listing of NASA Earth Day activities, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/earthday
For more information about the space station and its crew and
sighting
opportunities, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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